Thomas K. Duane

Just yesterday, the Actors Fund officially renamed their Manhattan residence, "The Aurora," (West 57th and 10th Avenue) at a special ribbon cutting ceremony.  The residence will now be called "The Dorothy Ross Friedman Residence."  Brian Stokes Mitchell and Chita Rivera were there for the occasion, and BroadwayWorld brings you an inside look at the festivities below!

In their first co-producing endeavor, HERE and the Hip-Hop Theater Festival in association with Collective Consciousness Theatre present the world premiere of How to Break, a new play fueled by human beat-boxing, breaking, popping and locking, linguistic flow and multimedia graffiti art. This production will play a limited engagement at HERE from October 18 - November 4, with Official Opening set for Tuesday, October 23 at 7:00pm.

On Friday, October 21, 2011, Angela Lansbury; New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn; New York City Council Member Gale Brewer; Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal; Assembly Member Richard Gottfried; Congressman Jerrold Nadler and The Actors Fund co-hosted a kick-off event for the Seniors Community Survey, an online survey designed to better understand the quality of life of older New Yorkers in the Clinton/Hell's Kitchen and Chelsea Neighborhoods. The event, held at American Airlines Theatre, marked the beginning of the online survey of seniors 60 years and older who reside in the zip codes of 10001, 10011, 10018, 10019, 10036 on Manhattan's West Side. Findings of the survey, being conducted from mid-October through December 31, 2011, are intended to help provide information concerning seniors' needs, identify gaps in senior services and help community leaders organize and advocate for resources and services for seniors in these neighborhoods.

New Georges (Susan Bernfield, Artistic Director; Sarah Cameron Sunde, Associate Director; Jaynie Saunders Tiller, Managing Director) will present the World Premiere of Sylvan Oswald's Nightlands.

New Georges (Susan Bernfield, Artistic Director; Sarah Cameron Sunde, Associate Director; Jaynie Saunders Tiller, Managing Director) will present the World Premiere of Sylvan Oswald's Nightlands.

Jennifer Muller/The Works announces the World Premiere of a new evening-length piece, The White Room, at the Cedar Lake Theater at 547 W. 26th Street, NYC, from June 22 - 26, 2011.

Parsons Dance and Gala Chair Linda Stocknoff announce the company's 2011 Gala, Light Up Your Life, honoring David Parsons and Howell Binkley, the founders of Parsons Dance, on Monday, April 25, 2011 at 7:30pm at Espace, 635 W. 42nd Street, NYC.

Parsons Dance and Gala Chair Linda Stocknoff announce the company's 2011 Gala, Light Up Your Life, honoring David Parsons and Howell Binkley, the founders of Parsons Dance, on Monday, April 25, 2011 at 7:30pm at Espace, 635 W. 42nd Street, NYC.

Jennifer Muller/The Works announces the World Premiere of a new evening-length piece, The White Room, at the Cedar Lake Theater at 547 W. 26th Street, NYC, from June 22 - 26, 2011.

Critically acclaimed Austin, TX ensemble, Rude Mechs, returns to New York and makes its Dance Theater Workshop debut with the New York premiere of THE METHOD GUN, a piece exploring the life and techniques of Stella Burden, an apocryphal actor-training guru of the 60s and 70s.

Critically acclaimed Austin, TX ensemble, Rude Mechs, returns to New York and makes its Dance Theater Workshop debut with the New York premiere of THE METHOD GUN, a piece exploring the life and techniques of Stella Burden, an apocryphal actor-training guru of the 60s and 70s.

Critically acclaimed Austin, TX ensemble, Rude Mechs, returns to New York and makes its Dance Theater Workshop debut with the New York premiere of THE METHOD GUN, a piece exploring the life and techniques of Stella Burden, an apocryphal actor-training guru of the 60s and 70s.

Critically acclaimed Austin, TX ensemble, Rude Mechs, returns to New York and makes its Dance Theater Workshop debut with the New York premiere of THE METHOD GUN, a piece exploring the life and techniques of Stella Burden, an apocryphal actor-training guru of the 60s and 70s. Ms. Burden's training technique, The Approach - often referred to as 'the most dangerous acting technique in the world' - fused Western acting methods with risk-based rituals in order to infuse even the smallest role with sex, death and violence.

Critically acclaimed Austin, TX ensemble, Rude Mechs, returns to New York and makes its Dance Theater Workshop debut with the New York premiere of THE METHOD GUN, a piece exploring the life and techniques of Stella Burden, an apocryphal actor-training guru of the 60s and 70s.

The Joyce Theater Foundation is pleased to announce that choreographer Helen Simoneau is the winner of The A.W.A.R.D Show! 2010: New York City.

Artistic Director Gina Gibney has announced that Gibney Dance will open two new studios in the historic 890 Broadway building on September 1, 2010.

It wouldn't be summer in NYC without the annual four-week engagement of the wildly popular Pilobolus Dance Theater at The Joyce, this year from July 12 - August 7.

Artistic Director Gina Gibney has announced that Gibney Dance will open two new studios in the historic 890 Broadway building on September 1, 2010.

It wouldn't be summer in NYC without the annual four-week engagement of the wildly popular Pilobolus Dance Theater at The Joyce, this year from July 12 - August 7.